Maybe Virtual PC.

I already have the windows 95 pc I just need to know if I need a modified dll or something that lets dos box run without the program

mseals wrote:

when I try using your software it wont work on the main because it needs to create a partition on the hd when it runs

Are you sure that's exactly what it is trying to do? Because that's a pretty strange thing for a DOS program.

If it comes to that, it's probably going to require direct disk access. You might get a little further booting a hard drive image in DOSBox. See for instance Install DOS in DOSBox .

mseals wrote:

SKARDAVNELNATE wrote:

Maybe Virtual PC.

I already have the windows 95 pc

No, he means Virtual PC. It is much more complete than DOSBox. VMware and VirtualBox are other alternatives.

mseals wrote:

I already have the windows 95 pc I just need to know if I need a modified dll or something that lets dos box run without the program

I'm fairly sure DOSBox can run without Windows 95 already.

yes dosbox will run without windows 95 .. I don't need the dosbox program I need to figure out a way to run an older dos program on a windows 95 machine preferably without dosbox.

And the point of the matter is it was running on a windows 95 machine I don't need a new environment I need to know what I need to change in windows 95 to make an older dos program to run in it.

mseals wrote:

And the point of the matter is it was running on a windows 95 machine I don't need a new environment I need to know what I need to change in windows 95 to make an older dos program to run in it.

Try editing a PIF for it to set what ever the program needs. If it refuses to run properly in Windows, set the PIF to start in pure DOS.

mseals wrote:

I just need to know if I need a modified dll or something that lets dos box run without the program

mseals wrote:

I need to figure out a way to run an older dos program on a windows 95 machine preferably without dosbox.

You seem very confused.

mseals wrote:

I don't need a new environment I need to know what I need to change in windows 95 to make an older dos program to run in it.

Generally, DOS programs either work in Windows 95 or they don't.

I ask again: is the program actually giving you a message about "creating a partition on the hd when it runs" ? Are those the exact words it is using? Because that has nothing in particular to do with Windows 95.

if I use dosbox yes without it no it runs but the window has a bunch of dos commands in it instead of the clean environment it should have without showing the commands

Still not very much clearer 😉

thats 80s software right? so it must be DOS progam

IF you're mean to use that program WITHOUT mulit-tasking/switching to another windows program:
Edit the MSDOS.SYS
to make it boot to command line.
http://www.mdgx.com/msdos.htm

Joey_sw wrote:

thats 80s software right? so it must be DOS progam […]
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thats 80s software right? so it must be DOS progam

IF you're mean to use that program WITHOUT mulit-tasking/switching to another windows program:
Edit the MSDOS.SYS
to make it boot to command line.
http://www.mdgx.com/msdos.htm

That is the same thing as selecting "Restart in MS-DOS Mode" from the shutdown menu (or setting the appropriate option in the PIF file).

Why is this in the DOSBox forum?

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